In spite of the expected insistence by the far left that Lieberman (MyDD seems to have taken that particular post down...) got creamed in the debates, the most recent poll shows a 17 point lead going into the final days of the election.

I am not particularly credulous about poll numbers, but 17 points is pretty hard to ignore

The debate between Lieberman and Lamont on Monday was their first since the August primary. Among those in the poll who watched the debate or read or heard about it, only 3 percent said it changed their minds. "Ned Lamont needed to score a knockout in the debates to catch Sen. Joseph Lieberman, but he apparently didn't lay a glove on him," poll director Douglas Schwartz said.

The poll suggested that Lieberman's support among Republicans and independent voters was substantial.

Lieberman leads Lamont 70 percent to 9 percent among likely Republican voters, with 18 percent for Schlesinger, and 58-36 among likely independent voters. Likely Democratic voters back Lamont, 55 percent to 36 percent.